Sepia political-cartoon engraving of Augusta choosing between a Babel-like civic machine and residents rebuilding public goods labeled drainage, dignity and accountability.

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If Augusta Is Christian, Let Its Government Prove It

Milwaukee’s sewer socialists offer Augusta a lesson in public goods, but the city’s strongest organizing language may be Christian: dignity, repair and the common good.

06/06/2026

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Atlanta’s $40M hotel-trafficking verdict should change Augusta’s motel strategy

Augusta needs a civil-accountability file strong enough to make repeat-risk properties, owners, operators and insurers answer harder questions.

05/15/2026

Graphic announcing guilty verdict in the Janell Carwell murder trial in Augusta, Georgia.

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Guilty Verdict in Janell Carwell Murder Trial: Jury Convicts Leon and Tanya Tripp After Nearly Nine-Year Case

By Publisher Augusta, GA – The Richmond County jury’s decision closes one of Augusta’s longest-running criminal cases — and confirms prosecutors’ circumstantial case in the killing

03/07/2026

Graphic for verdict watch coverage in the Tripp trial showing a judge’s gavel, jury box silhouettes, courtroom imagery, and a clock with text reading “Verdict Watch” and “Verdict Expected Friday.”

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Tripp Jury Deliberates for Hours, Returns Friday as Verdict Nears in Janell Carwell Murder Trial

by Publisher AUGUSTA, Ga. — After nearly nine years of delay, weeks of testimony, and a final round of hard-fought closing arguments, the fate of

03/06/2026

GCG Newsroom YouTube channel featuring Janell Carwell trial coverage and local candidate interviews

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GCG Newsroom Launches YouTube Channel for Trial Coverage, Candidate Interviews

Charles Rollins – Publisher Augusta, GA – The GCG Newsroom has launched a new YouTube channel as part of our effort to expand how we

03/05/2026

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A Homicide Without a Mechanism — and a Constitutional Question That Could Eclipse It – And Cause a Mistrial

A Homicide Without a Mechanism and a Constitutional Question That Could Eclipse It – And Cause a Mistrial Augusta, GA – For most of Thursday,

02/27/2026

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Nearly Nine Years Later, Opening Statements Reveal the Battle Lines in the Tripp Trial

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Defense casts Tanya Tripp as a manipulated spouse while prosecutors lay out a timeline of deception, setting up a trial that may

02/26/2026

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Jury Selection Continues in Janell Carwell Murder Trial; Opening Statements Likely Thursday

Staff Reports AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jury selection stretched into a second full day Tuesday in the murder trial of Leon and Tanya Tripp, charged in

02/24/2026

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Janell Carwell Murder Trial Set to Begin After Nearly Nine-Year Delay – Special Coverage from GCG!

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Nearly nine years after the death of 16-year-old Janell Carwell, the criminal trial in the case is set to begin February 23,

02/21/2026

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Augusta Attorney Alexia Davis-Payne Announces Bid for Superior Court Judge, Cites Need for Change and Balance

Staff Reports AUGUSTA, Ga. — Local attorney Alexia Davis-Payne has announced her candidacy for Superior Court Judge in the Augusta Judicial Circuit, serving Richmond and

02/18/2026

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